Chapter 43 Reinforcement arrives
After greeting each other, Chen Li learned about the situation in the south of the Han River from Li Xuansheng. As the governor of Luzhou Prefecture, he thought about it repeatedly and then had his own idea.
Chen Li gestured on the map, "My Luzhou Prefecture has only 5,000 soldiers now, and I have more than enough defending the city, but I don't have enough attacks! If Nanyue really sends 60,000 troops, then Jiangzhou is in danger at this time!"
Zhang Keliang, the commander of the Luzhou Prefecture, pointed the south of Jiangzhou with a wooden stick, "I agree with what the Lord said. Now that Nanyue gathers the power of the whole country, it is not to conquer our territory, but to destroy it. Faced with such a desperate army, if we do not have the troops to compete with it, we can only choose to defend the city!"
What Chen Li and Zhang Keliang said were analyzed according to the current situation, which was the biggest flaw of the government military system. If it was a recruiting system, they would not have fallen into such a passive situation in the face of the South Vietnam attack.
As night falls, the temperature in Luzhou City becomes cold as the night arrives.
Chen Li and Zhang Keliang and their own team still continued to discuss countermeasures in the convention hall of the mansion.
"Sir, sir!" The soldiers of Luzhou Prefecture rushed to the conference hall.
"What's the matter? Didn't you see us discussing countermeasures?"
The soldiers of the mansion breathed rapidly and gasped one after another, "Sir, the north gate is here! Come... Yulin Army!"
When everyone heard this, "What? Say it again!"
The mansion continued, "It's Anyang Yulin Army! It is led by Cui Zhi, deputy general of the Yulin Army and Yuchi Da, the supervisor of the censor, and 30,000 Yulin Army!"
Chen Li was cheered up and clenched his fists and said, "It's time for me. God is really helping me! Hurry up, take me to greet you!"
Chen Li immediately rushed to the north gate to welcome the Yulin Army, and he didn't even notice that he had stepped on his shoes.
After Li Xuansheng heard that the Yulin Army had arrived, he and Yu Hang and others rushed to the north gate of Luzhou immediately.
On the north gate wall, catching the moonlight, Li Xuansheng saw this 10,000 troops. The mighty army was like a giant dragon winding for a hundred miles. Cui Zhi and Yuchi Da were at the forefront of the army, and the cavalry flag behind him had the words "Yulin".
When Chen Li and Zhang Keliang opened the city gate, they rode to greet him. Chen Li bowed to greet him, "General Cui! Lord Yuchi! The lower-ranking official Chen Li is courteous! The banquet has been held in the city, so I would like to invite you to gather in the mansion!"
Cui Zhi clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Chen, let's set up camp outside the city!" Then he glanced at Yuchi Da, "Mr. Yuchi, I will be sorry in the end of the two days. I hope you don't want to be surprised."
Yuchi Da bowed his hands and said embarrassedly, "General Cui was just doing things on orders, and I can understand it! They all take the imperial court's official salary, and this is even more important to do things for the imperial court."
"Then Lord Yuchi, you should rest in the city! Finally, let them camp and camp so as not to affect the rest of the soldiers."
"Okay. It's time for General Cui!"
Yuchida rode a horse to Chen Li and started chatting with Chen Li. After Chen Li understood what Yuchida meant, he ordered Zhang Keliang to help the Yulin Army set up camp.
Yu Hang and Li Xuansheng left the city and walked directly towards Cui Zhi.
"General Cui!"
When he heard someone calling him, Cui Zhi looked back at the direction of the coming sound. After recognizing the person coming, Cui Zhi hurriedly met him.
"Brother Yu, it turns out it's you!"
"Yes! I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Cui Zhi was naturally curious about why Yu Hang was here, "Brother Yu, I wonder what you did when you came out this time?"
Yu Hang whispered, "I was escorting the prince back to Gusu!"
"Criminal?" Cui Zhi looked at the boy beside Yu Hang. The boy looked very familiar and seemed to have seen him somewhere.
Yu Hang smiled and said, "He is the son of the King of Hell!"
Cui Zhi said "Ao" and glanced at the boy in front of him a few more times, "But his son!"
“That’s right!”
Li Xuansheng was naturally a little helpless. Why did these people always look at him when they mentioned that he was the son of the King of Luoyang?
Li Xuansheng had no choice but to introduce himself, "Let's go to Li Xuansheng!"
Cui Zhi bowed with his fists, "Last general Cui Zhi, deputy general of the Yulin Army! Pay a visit to the prince!"
Yu Hang patted Cui Zhi on the shoulder, "Big brother, don't be so nervous, the prince is not an outsider!"
Cui Zhi suddenly realized and smiled awkwardly, "Haha, you said that and think I am even more an outsider!"
When Zhang Keliang saw that Yu Hang had a great conversation with Cui Zhi and others, he had to stay away from him. As an outsider, he naturally would not participate, so he had to constantly urge his subordinates to transport the wood needed to be built from the city.
After the main master set up the tent, he lit a brazier, Cui Zhi took Li Xuansheng and the other two into the tent, and the three of them sat down on the straw mat and quilt.
Cui Zhi took out his wine and handed it to Yu Hang, asking them to take a sip of warmth. Yu Hang explained the current situation on the front line to Cui Zhi one by one, and Cui Zhi himself knew a little about what Yu Hang said.
"Brother Yu, although I am nominally leading the army is 30,000, most of it is just infantry. All the cavalry are taken away by the commander, so we cannot arrive in Qinzhou in a short time."
Yu Hang sneered, "This Sima Yi is really cruel! The Yulin Army's most important combat power is all taken away. It is obvious that you just want to defend the city!"
Cui Zhi smiled bitterly, and he naturally understood what Yu Hang meant. It was just that the senior official level was to crush people to death, let alone whether their Sima family was the master family.
Li Xuansheng interrupted, "I don't think so!"
Yu Hang and Cui Zhi looked at Li Xuansheng, and Li Xuansheng smiled and said, "There are clouds in military tactics, and the way of change is a trick! Whoever stipulates that cavalry must be the main combat force!"
"That prince, you mean..."
"General Cui, how many infantry, how many archers are you? How many baggage soldiers are you?"
"Twenty thousand infantrymen, six thousand archers, and four thousand baggage troops!"
Li Xuansheng whispered, "The people of South Vietnam are mainly infantry, but their swords and shields are top-notch experts. Cavalry may not get any advantage when they meet them, but they may suffer a great loss!"
Cui Zhi himself is an expert in leading troops, so he will naturally understand Li Xuansheng's meaning, "What you are talking about is the right place!"
"Yes, General Cui! Jiangzhou is different from the north. Even if it is a plain here, the roads will be muddy due to wet weather. Instead, it is not conducive to large-scale cavalry charges and may even drag down the cavalry."
Cui Zhi knew that what Li Xuansheng said was not an exaggeration. If that was true, "will the commander have an accident this time?"
Li Xuansheng rubbed his hands and angrily, "I don't know either. I just hope General Sima can appear early! As long as he uses this to seduce the South Vietnamese, he may kill the South Vietnamese! The South Vietnamese will not occupy a city or a pool when they go to this expedition, and they will be destroyed everywhere they go. I think there is no defense in their rear, so that will be our opportunity."
Cui Zhi praised Li Xuansheng in his heart. It is not easy to analyze the current situation at such an age. He is worthy of being the son of that person.
If Li Xuansheng knew that Cui Zhi praised him like this, he would feel a little embarrassed. Because these were all written to him by Xiao Chenping before he was released. In other words, Xiao Chenping predicted things like a god.
Cui Zhi filled the brazier with charcoal and said, "I will ask Lord Chen to prepare the ships and horses tomorrow, so I should be able to gather a number of people from a pioneer camp! As for other people, I will arrange 5,000 people to stay behind. I will arrange for the remaining people to rush to Lu County east of Luzhou!"
Yu Hang asked Cui Zhi, "What about you!"
Cui Zhi smiled heartily and said, "I, I will cross the river with you to Qinzhou. How can I leave this good opportunity to make meritorious contributions to you? As for the prince, you should stay there! Otherwise we can't explain to the King of Luoyang!"
Li Xuansheng said to Cui Zhi with a serious expression, "General Cui, if I could not be knocked down within your twenty moves, would you allow me to go!"
Cui Zhi laughed loudly. In his eyes, Li Xuansheng was really young. He was born with a noble family and did not know what war was. Now it seems that he should teach him a class!
Chapter completed!